SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2001 FIRST ECOM.COM, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Nevada 0-27753 98-0206979 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 19th Floor, 80 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong SAR (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (852) 2801-5181 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changes Since Last Report) Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets On June 19, 2001, First Ecom.com, Inc. acquired the 50% of the shares of First Ecommerce Data Services Limited that it did not already own from the Bank of Bermuda for $4.25 million. The source of funds was working capital. The Bank has reported that it owns approximately 2,000,000 shares of First Ecom.com, Inc. common stock, representing approximately 10.4% of the class. First Ecom.com, Inc. will continue to use the assets so acquired in the credit card transaction processing business. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of Businesses acquired. None (b) Pro forma financial information None (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press release SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. FIRST ECOM.COM, INC. --------------------------- (Registrant) Date: June 22, 2001 By /S/ Kenneth G.C. Telford ------------------------ (Signature) Kenneth G.C. Telford, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer